Athletic shoe



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DANIEL J. GOLDEllT, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATHLETIC SHOE.

Application filed June 22, 1925. Serial at. 117,753.

This invention relates to shoes worn by players of football and other athletic games, and particularly to a shoe'comprising an outer sole, a metal reinforcing plate bearing on the inner surface of the outer sole, an inner sole seated on the reinforcing plate, the two soles having marginal portions projecting outward from the margin of the plate, an upper having an inturned portion interposed between the marginal portions of the soles and united thereto by fasteners, spaced from the margin of the plate, and ground-engaging cleats seated on the central portion of the outer sole and united to the two soles by fasteners extending through openings in the plate.

IIeretofore the marginal portion of the plate has been relatively inflexible and noncomformable, so that when the shoe bottom is acted on by a sole-leveling machine, an abrupt shoulder has been formed on the ex ternal surface of the portion of the outer sole which extends across the margin of the plate, this shoulder imparting an unsightly appearance to the outer sole. I obviate this objection by providing the plate with a notched and weakened marginal portion which is located outside the openings receiving the cleat fasteners, and is flexible and conformable and adapted to be curved inwardly by pressure exerted on the soles by a sole-leveling machine, so that after the leveling operation, the outer surface of the outer sole has an inclined marginal portion extending inward from its edge and merging smoothly into the central portion of the sole which is backed by the plate, and on which the cleats are seated, without an abrupt shoulder where the outer sole crosses the margin of the plate.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of the fore portion of an athletic shoe embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig ure 1. 1

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section on line 83 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the reinforcing plate shown by dotted lines in Figure 1.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings, 12 designates the outer sole, 13 the reinforcing plate, 14: the inner sole, and 15 the upper, of an athletic shoe.

The outer sole has a marginal portion 12 and the inner sole a marginal portion 14, said portions projecting outward from the margin of the plate 13, The upper has an interned edge portion 15 interposed between the marginal portions of the two soles and united thereto by fasteners 16, which, in this instance, are McKay stitches.

Ground-engaging cleats 17, which ;may be of any suitable form and material, are seated on the tread surface of the portion of the outer sole which is backed by the plate, and are united to the soles l2 and 14-, by fasteners, which may be nails 18, extending through openings 19 formed for their reception in the plate 13.

In carrying out my invention, I form notches 20 in the margin of the plate 13, said notches extending into the plate sutliciently to weaken the marginal portion of the plate outside the openings 19, and render said marginal portion flexible and conformable, so that it is curved inwardly by pressure exerted on the shoe bottom by a sole-leveling machine, the depth of the notches being such that they do not weaken or impair the strength and stiffness of the main portion of the plate which backs the portion of the outer sole on which the cleats are seated. The outer surface of the outer sole is therefore provided during the leveling operation with an inclined or dished marginal portion, extending inward from its edge and merging into the central portion on which the cleats are seated, without the formation of an abrupt shoulder where the outer sole crosses the margin of the plate. The outer surface of the outer sole therefore presents a smooth appearance and has no objectionableshoulder or ridge, such as has heretofore been caused by the conformation of the outer sole to the relatively inflexible or non-conformable marginal portion of the plate. The strength and stiffness of the central portion of the plate which backs the portion of the outer sole on which the cleats are seated, is not affected by the notches.

Although Figure 2 of the drawing shows a McKay-sewed shoe, I am not limited to this type, it being obvious that the plate 13, characterized as stated, may be used in a welt shoe.

It will be understood that the outer sole should be moist or in temper during the sole-leveling operation.

The relatively straight marginal portions of the plate 13 may be provided with slits' 22, not formed by removing metal to form notches.

I claim:

An athletic shoe comprising an inner sole, an outer sole, an upper, a reinforcing plate interposed between the two soles and 'provided with a notched flexible and conformable marginal portion and with openings within said marginal portion, and cleats seated on the outer sole and united to the two soles by fasteners extending through said openings, the area of the plate being smaller than that of the soles, so that its 15 notched margin is spaced inwardly from the margins of the soles, the flexibility of the notched marginal portion of the plate permitting said portion to be curved inwardly and dished by pressure exerted on the shoe bottom by a sole-leveling machine, so that in the Completed shoe, the outer surface of the outer sole has an inclined marginal portion extending inward from its edge and merging into the central portion on which the cleats are seated, without the formation of an abrupt shoulder where the outer sole crosses the margin of the plate.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

DANIEL J. GOLDEN. 

